Improvement in hinges



D. REED.

Improvement in H-inges. NO. 129,591. Patented July 16,1872.

STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WHITE, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT INVHINGES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 129,591, dated July 16,1872.

, SPECIFICATION.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID REED, of San Francisco, in the county of SanFrancisco and State of California, have invented a new and useful Hinge5 andI do hereby declare that the following is a full and exactdescription of the same, reference'being had to the accompanying drawingand to the letters of reference marked thereon.

My invention relates to an improvement in the construction of butthinges for doors, hatches, and rudders of boats, by which they arerendered much stronger and better adapted for either right or left handdoors than other butthinges 5 and consists of a loose butt-hinge,

I each half of which has double securing-leaves at right angles, ornearly so, to each other, the eye and pintle of which are placed exactlyin the angle formed by the two double leaves, the whole making astrengthened reversible hinge.

By the use of my invention [am enabled to produce a more economicalhinge than has heretofore been done, when combining in itself strengthand a right and left hand hinge.

Referring to the accompanying drawing for a more complete explanation ofmy invention,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my hinge as applied to an ordinarydoor. Fig. 2 is a top view of the same. Fig. 3 is a view of my hingewhen applied to a door that swings both ways, or to a rudder.

Similar letters indicate like parts. A is the leaf or portion of thehinge fastened to the door as usually constructed. Bis a supplementalleaf which I add, and which is so constructed as to stand at an anglewith the leaf A This angle may vary according to the place where it isemployed. If used on a door it will be aright angle, as shown. Thesocket O and pintle D stand in the angle formed by the two parts A and Bof each.

It will be seen that the screws in the two parts A and B enter the woodat right angles to each other, and consequently they have a ent, is-

A loose-point butt-hinge, each half having double securing-leaves atright angles, or nearly so, to each other, the eye and pintle of whichare placed exactly in the angle formed by the two doubleleaves, thewhole making a strengthened reversible hinge, substantially asdescribed, for the purpose set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

DAVID REED.

Witnesses:

Gno. H. STRONG, JOHN L. SMITH.

